Deep Blue Rescue

In our previous walkthrough of Kameo: Elements of Power we detailed the steps necessary to retrieve the elemental warrior Major Ruin. With your newfound command of this rock 'n' rollin' entity, it's time to free Deep Blue from the clutches of the Shadow Troll. Once you've liberated your watery comrade, you can then track down Lenya who's being held captive in the Water Temple.

Deep Blue is a mighty water warrior.

Current Objective: Travel to the Water Temple and rescue Lenya. You'll need the elemental talents of Major Ruin and Deep Blue to defeat the boss creature holding her captive.

Location: Mountain Falls
It's time to leave scenic Mountain Falls. Transform into Major Ruin, Rush up the ramp, hover, then launch into the tunnel to the next zone. As soon as you enter the area, you'll be confronted by several plant enemies. They'll burrow under the surface and attack you; remain in Major Ruin form and bowl them over (or transform into Ash and ignite the nearby powder kegs—but do it with Wildfire and not Blaze or you'll burn yourself).

Off to the side is a Troll firing arrows. Switch to Ash and shoot some Wildfire his way and you'll blow up his guard tower. Switch to Major Ruin and use his Rush move to launch yourself over the ramp gaps, then use Rubble's Sling or Ash's Wildfire to waste the plant enemies. Watch out for falling boulders and arrows while you work your magic.

Launch a Wildfire fireball up the mountainside and light the torch nearby to unlock the first of three locks. Comb the landscape and light the other two torches and the door will open. Enter the newly opened area.

Check for torches in first-person view ...

Upon your arrival, the rocks lying about the floor will come alive and form a giant rock monster. Look around and you'll see numerous boom-root plants. Lure the lumbering rock giant near you and light a boom-root on fire. Your foe will shatter from the ensuing blast and reform as an exit ramp. Trolls will appear. You can fight them or ignore them—your choice. Switch to Major Ruin and Rush up the ramp to leave the area when you're ready.

Again your goal is simple—dodge falling rocks, light the torches, and waste the Trolls in the towers. Enter the next door you unlock, roll up the ramp as Major Ruin, then switch to Ash and use Wildfire to light the barrels. Enter the room, fight the Trolls and plant creeps, then switch to Major Ruin and roll up the next set of ramps. Use Ash's Wildfire to light the barrel at the top of the ramp and snatch the treasure chest inside the secret room. Continue up the ramps and use Rush and Hover to cross the gap.

Outside you'll encounter big enemies. Rush them as Major Ruin or switch to Ash and set the fuel barrels ablaze. Deal with enemies any way you see fit and push forward. Switch to Kameo to jump the large rock steps. Find and light the next trio of torches in the area. Go through the newly-opened door.

You'll enter another chamber and face a big rock guy. There's a boom-root plant hanging from an overhead ledge, but you won't be able to light it unless you first switch to Major Ruin, Rush up the ramp and knock it off. Once it's on the ground, switch to Ash and light it up. After you blow the creep to smithereens, deal with the Trolls if you wish, then Rush up the ramp.

At the next level, Rush up the ramp, then transform into Kameo to balance yourself on the narrow ledge. Face the spike, transform into Major Ruin, and Rush to jump. Once you're in the air, hover for a moment and aim for the hollow log. Launch yourself inside and continue onward through the log.

… then light 'em up with Wildfire.

In the next area, Rush up one ramp, then another, but when you're in mid-air, hover and aim at the opening behind you and launch inside the next log. Break open some crates and collect what you want in the next area (there's a chest, too). Exit to the ledge outside. You'll encounter another local who tells you that the Elemental Warrior you seek is inside the cave. You know what to do, so go inside and whoop some booty!

Location: Summit Spring
Inside the cave, it's strangely beautiful yet creepy. A nearby note reads as follows: "Wisdom tells that sleep's embrace is reached through counting sheep. Legend tells that counting heads will reach the shadows deep." If you talk to the creature in the cave, she tells you, "I remember Squibble mentioning this place … He said to start by dashing into the totem furthest from the door, and then … Maybe there are clues?"

According to Ortho, "Dashing into a totem with Major Ruin will activate it, and activating all four in the right order will open the shadow well. Look carefully for clues that show the order of the totems." This puzzle is similar to the one you encountered in Lobster Hollow.

Roll around the cave and count the skulls by each totem. They will number 1, 2, 3, 4. Rush into the first one, then the second, etc. Each one is surrounded by a fence, so you can use that as a reminder of which totems you've launched into and which you haven't. After you activate them in order, the well will open up and you can descend into the pit and claim the next elemental warrior.

Deep Blue—calamari that fights back.

Enter the Shadow Realm. Use the same techniques you've employed before to capture a Light Spirit, then launch it at the Shadow Troll several times to liberate Deep Blue. The Shadow Troll will put up a good fight this time—he'll shoot tentacles up through the ground in an attempt to impale you. Avoid getting skewered and defeat him. Collect your newest elemental warrior.

When you return, the cave is flooded and the door is blocked. Use Deep Blue's powers to blast through! Use the left trigger to Thrust around the water. Head to the door and use Aqua Blaster (right trigger) to target the red gems. Each time you strike one, it retracts the spikes blocking your path. Exit the submersed cave.

Aegea will chime in, "Okay, we're almost home and dry. If you like being dry, that is. The door is rigged up to that water wheel, and Deep Blue should be able to make it spin…So what are you waiting for?" Walk down the slope. Aim at the top of the wheel and fire your Aqua Blaster until the wheel spins quickly. The door will open. Leave the area.

Return to the shop in Mountain Falls. Buy a bigger money pouch and any other items you want. Explore the water, break some chests and pick up some side quests if you choose. Dive under water and blast the oysters you find. Once you find a pearl, get it over to Scooner. Use your Aqua Blasters to roll each of three pearls onto the starfishes parked on land. The Scooner will give you a fruit for your efforts.

Enter the temple through the waterfall.

Location: Water Temple (Exterior)
One you reach the Water Temple, use Aqua Blaster to shoot down the enemy sub patrolling the bay and any swimming Trolls. Swim through the next tunnel and you'll end up inside the Water Temple. Swim through the caves and shoot down the swimming Trolls and collect what you can. You'll emerge in an underwater chamber.

An imp will pop out of a barrel and attack you. Fire trolls will swarm your position, so you must shoot them with your Aqua Blaster to stun them, and then while they're vulnerable switch to Major Ruin and flatten 'em. When the coast is clear it's time to spin the water wheel. Reinforcements will arrive. Fight them if you want (Ash will incinerate them with ease). Head outside.

Things have heated up back at the cove. Use Deep Blue's Aqua Blasters to sink any boats, subs, and divers in your way. Swim to the nearby ramp and make your way up. Switch to Rubble and stun the armored Troll, then change into Major Ruin and Rush up the ramp. Dispatch the Troll and go up the next ramp. Stun the Troll and shoot him off the ledge however you want. Jump off the next ramp into the tunnel.

Inside, the Fire Warrior will spawn two Fire Trolls. Fight them how you wish.

Defeat this boss with Major Ruin and Deep blue.

Now you'll fight the fire guy again inside the Water Temple. Use Deep Blue to stun the Fire Elemental guy, and then switch to Major Ruin to hit him. Douse his fiery minions to keep them off your back. After you defeat him, move on. Spray the water wheel and then leave the room.

You'll encounter some bad guys, but you'll have backup this time. Don't kill your boys by mistake—either let your men finish off the Trolls or help them out, but don't hit them with friendly fire. Destroy the small box atop the large crate at the end of the hall, switch to Kameo, then mount the box and walk through the pipe.

You'll drop into another section of the Water Temple. Switch to Deep Blue and enter the lagoon. You'll have to sink a few subs and two boats, along with some Troll divers. Once you clear the area, you'll unlock an underwater door. Swim through it.

Eliminate the Trolls swimming inside the inner chamber, then rise to the surface and clamber up the ramp along the outside wall. Switch to Major Ruin and Rush from platform to platform. If you need to stop in between to get your footing, switch back to Kameo.

Dispatch the cannon-toting Trolls any way you see fit and watch out for the flaming boom-root plants rolling down the hill. Waste the foot trolls at the top of the ramp, then enter the Water Temple.

Location: Water Temple (Interior)
You confront a giant water creature submersed in a lake at the center of the room. Scattered about are some boom-root plants and crates.

Switch into Major Ruin and Rush the lit boom-roots to launch them off the ramps into the boss. A direct hit will stun him—act quickly and transform into Deep Blue, submerge yourself in the pond and fire Aqua Blasts at the boss' exposed tentacles. Repeat this as necessary.

Destroy all four tentacles and you'll free your aunt Lenya.

Article by Franklin Beans